Medical Evacuations and Triage

Emergency medical scenarios with service members providing care and transport for injured individuals during military operations and rescue missions.

After a chemical spill, a firefighter wearing a protective suit is preparing himself to carry out his mission, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

010811-F-4905S-012. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

970628-N-0696M-002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1)

030422-F-7203T-019. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force members and local rescue crews evacuate a nuring home and bring residents to a helicopter which will transport them to a staging area at the airport for people impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) triage simulated victims during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck, Oct. 14, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Air Rescue Squadron 71, Fleet Air Wing 31, prepare to deploy a motor raft from a JMSDF ShinMaywa US-2 during the annual JMSDF New Years flight at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. The JMSDF New Years flight is typically held at the beginning of January, and this years flight showcased the US-2s capabilities, as well as Fleet Air Wing 31s ability to swiftly and successfully conduct search and rescue missions. This is the first time in 9 years the event has been held at Iwakuni.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An emergency exit, or Mode II/IV, exercise is under way in M-113 armored personnel carriers at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The exercise involves NASA fire rescue personnel, volunteers portraying astronauts with simulated injuries, helicopters and personnel from the Air Forces 920th Rescue Wing, and medical trauma teams at three Central Florida hospitals. The drill allows teams to practice an emergency response at the launch pad, including helicopter evacuation to local hospitals.

030313-F-3715H-002. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

After a chemical spill, a firefighter wearing a protective suit is preparing himself to carry out his mission, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

240217-N-FY193-1392 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 17, 2024) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Trenton Sappington, a native of Nocona, Texas, left, practices emergency medical procedures on Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Matthew Watkins, a native of Anthem, Arizona, aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, while returning to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Feb. 17, 2024. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway conducting flight deck certification as part of the basic phase. (

220801-N-IL330-1097 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2022) - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jorge Acosta, from Chicago, transports a patient during a mass casualty drill in main medical aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), August 1, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 307th Chemical Company, based in Bell, California, remove clothing from a mock casualty as they move through a mass casualty decontamination line during Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May, 2, 2022.Guardian Response 22 is a homeland emergency response exercise that provides realistic disaster response training to sharpen the skills and increase the capabilities of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

040819-M-2306K-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Hotel, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The husband of an injured women sits by her side in a HUMVEE at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 25, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2013) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Kinnon Lefloor, secures Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sebastian Keyser on the Reeve's sleeve stretcher aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) during first aid training. Lassen is on a patrol of the western Pacific.

LTC Larkin, flight surgeon, checks crew members wearing Chemical Warfare Defense Equipment (CWDE) as they fly in a CH-3 helicopter, during a new generation equipment test. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pfc. Jesus Inzunza, B Co. 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade is the first responder to Pfc. Levi Hardic, B Co. 2nd Battalion 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB during the Combat Lifesaver Class held at Wheeler Army Airfield. The class allowed students to provide medical care similar to combat situations.

U.S. Army Cpl. Kristina Harris, a reconnaissance Soldier, 140th Chemical Company, California National Guard, prepares to move a mannequin during the Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise at the NRG Station in Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent DUT exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct medical care on a simulated casualty during Medical Reindeer a medical exercise held prior to Nordic Response 24 in Setermeon, Norway, Feb. 14, 2024. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise in support of field training during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in order to strengthen and improve medical interoperability between NATO Allies and partners within the European theater. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

220928-N-OK195-1096 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 28, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Herbert Randolph, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), simulates triage on Lt.j.g. Benjamin Hopper during an aircraft firefighting drill, Sept. 28, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Zumaya and Sgt. Thomas Brown from the 9th Civil Support Team suit up for a training exercise held at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif. on July 14, 2022.

220712-N-VQ947-1040 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) Sailors train to administer first aid on a training dummy on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) during a medical evacuation drill conducted during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Members of the 16th Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida, treat victims of a ''mock'' fire during the base's Operational Readiness Inspection. The exercise involved several of the 16th Special Operation Wing emergency response teams. Fire department, security police and base clinic personnel played crucial roles in the succesful rescue and treatment of the ''mock'' fire victims. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030121-A-4835R-074. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2003 Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

220914-N-PS962-1071 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2022) Sailors respond to a simulated casualty during a general quarters drill aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 14. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

060820-N-5670G-001. Base: Kupang Country: Indonesia (IDN)

110304-N-ZS026-013 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 4, 2011) Sailors conduct medical triage training on a simulated patient aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during training and drills. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, which is underway with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) for a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

Medical personnel tend to an airman overcome by fumes during a simulated fuel spill. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota(SD) Country: United States Of America(USA)

220524-N-XS877-4982 NAPLES, Italy (May 24, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Alexandra Vargas prepares materials to respond to mock patients during the joint mass casualty training exercise onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Support Site in Gricignano, Italy, May 24, 2022. The training was conducted by U.S. Naval Hospital Naples and NSA Naples Fire and Emergency Services. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Soldiers of the 301st Chemical Company (CERF-P) conduct search and rescue and mass casualty decontamination training at Wendall H. Ford Regional Training Center near Greenville, Ky on August 15, 2022. Conducting this nature of training carries on the Kentucky CERF-Ps tradition of excellence.

030729-F-4109M-006. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-61. Hurricane Katrina

Catastrophe exercise of the Augsburg fire department in cooperation with the Bavarian Red Cross and the DLRG, Ausgburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

061207-N-6106R-148. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

050103-N-6020P-202. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 7, 2022) Sailors simulate first aid during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, led by Carrier Strike Group 3, deployed from San Diego, Jan. 3, in support of global maritime security operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navys role across the full spectrum of military operations — from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 transfer a simulated contaminated casualty to the next decontamination station during a flight line aid station exercise at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. Hospital Corpsmen with MAG-12 conducted a series of drills during the exercise to refine urgent care procedures while working at an airfield.

GULFPORT, Miss. (Feb. 6, 2023) American Medical Response collaborates with first responders assigned to Naval Construction Battaion Center Gulfport during a series of active shooter drills supporting Citadel Shield Solid Curtain 2023, Feb. 6, 2023. An annual training exercise designed to ensure the bases personnel and security forces are at peak readiness, Citadel Shield Solid Curtain 2023 ensures U.S. Navy security forces maintain a high level of readiness to respond to changing and dynamic threats.

SGT. Shaw Fawell, left, of the 68th Medical Detachment helps civilian rescue personnel move an accident victim onto a stretcher. The victim will be transported to Queen's Hospital aboard one of the detachment's helicopters. Base: Waianae State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firefighters with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services tend to simulated victims in a multi-vehicle accident crisis response drill during Exercise Constant Vigilance 2022 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 19, 2022. The annual drill was held to convey the readiness and capabilities of various installations and first responders in the event of an emergency. CV22 is a Force Protection Condition and crisis response evaluation to validate regional installations, camps, and tenant antiterrorism plans and policies.

EASA emergency exercise at BER Airport, emergency services rehearsed an emergency in the aviation security area. The airport company rehearsed for an emergency together with the federal police and fire brigade as part of an emergency exercise, 11 October 2022

A view of the interior of a UH-1H Iroquois helicopter. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, survey team member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, is moved onto a gurney after a simulated medical emergency during an Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation at the Monmouth County Sheriff Situational Training and Response Simulator Facility, Freehold, New Jersey, Nov. 1, 2022. The 21st identifies chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances; assesses and advises civil authorities on response measures to man-made or natural disasters.

A view of the interior of the camp medical facilities used during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Berbera Country: Somalia (SOM)

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - Mobile Operations Damages - 26-HK-145-1. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 140th Chemical Company, California National Guard, conduct decontamination operations during the Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise at the NRG Station in Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent DUT exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, paramedics and Fire Rescue personnel move a stretcher to the waiting helicopter as they work quickly to have the patient ready to transport after he was removed from a vehicle.The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible.

061027-N-7526R-005. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

020910-F-1413J-097. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Base firemen get ready to lift the astronaut to a safe location during an emergency space shuttle landing simulation. Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR)

220610-N-ED646-0275 DANISH STRAIT (June 10, 2022) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class William Comfort, left, from Denver, Colorado, and Operations Specialist Seaman Katerina Szwec, from Atlanta, secure a simulated casualty to a reeves sleeve during a mass casualty drill aboard USS Gravely (DDG 107), June 10, 2022. Gravely is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

020424-F-3798Y-011. Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy medical personnel with Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton remove a simulated casualty from an ambulance during a mass casualty drill as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st Marine Division is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

220511-N-XN177-2037 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2022) - Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Noah Olvera from San Marcos, Texas, left, and Aviation Electricians Mate 2nd Class Brittainy Butler, from Moundville, Alabama, perform pre-flight maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 11, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 171st Air Refueling Wings Fire Emergency Services Flight rescue a simulated victim from a crashed van during a large-scale readiness exercise at the base in Pittsburgh, March 12, 2023. The multi-day large-scale readiness exercise involved Guardsmen from multiple sections on base working together to build skills needed to maintain readiness.

110430-N-DR144-838ARABIAN SEA (April 30, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Joshua White positions an F/A-18C Hornet on a catapult shuttle for launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are conducting maritime security operations and close-air support missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A medevac helicopter assists with transporting victims during a staged mass casualty exercise in the Launch Complex 39 area. Employees are playing roles in the fictitious sniper attack that is being staged to validate capabilities of KSCs fire, medical, helicopter transport and security personnel to respond to such an event.

Firefighters with Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Division, conduct a confined-space rescue drill on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. The confined-space rescue drill is held annually to test the departments expertise and ability to successfully respond in a real-world emergency.

031007-M-3843B-114. Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A firefighter with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services prepares his gear during a Hazardous Materials training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. The HAZMAT training included multiple simulated victims in a hazardous environment while neutralizing the contaminated area. MCIPAC F&ES is a regional fire department that operates eight fire stations across Japan and provides services to installations including fire suppression, technical rescue, hazardous materials, emergency medical, fire protection and prevention.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-90. Hurricane Katrina

Ross Byrd, a Fireman from the 90th CES/CEF comforts a maintenance person at the bottom of a launch tube at U-1. The maintenance person fell down the Minuteman 3 trainer launch tube and had to be rescued during Thursday's confined space rescue exercise. Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-86-12405. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-01676. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pilots from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing are aboard a vehicle to be transported to a parked SR-71 Blackbird aircraft. The aircraft will be refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft in flight during testing. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

990204-M-8752R-004. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 26, 2015) Sailors participate in stretcher bearer training in medical triage aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the flagship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

060406-N-7711S-307. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

050112-F-3961R-029. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040720-F-0193C-050. Country: Unknown

Indiana National Guard Sgt. Roman Salas of Merrillville and students work as a team to assist a simulated casualty during advance trauma training at Pelham Specialty Training, Inc. in Bloomfield, Ind. The training is an accelerated program that packs nine months of training into 120 days. Students learn in a classroom setting Monday through Thursday while earning their

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-113. Hurricane Katrina

050116-N-6074Y-161. Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: HC-11

040622-F-0451J-050. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC

U.S. Navy divers practice assembling the "front porch" before doing so in the open water during Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) on Nov. 1, 2018, in the Pacific Ocean. During recovery operations, future astronauts will have the choice to stay in the Orion capsule while it is pulled into the well deck of a U.S. Navy ship, or be pulled out immediately on the front porch until taken by small boat back to the ship. The Exploration Ground Systems recovery team and the U.S. Navy are working together to verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

020613-8115W-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - "Astronauts" were safely and successfully recovered from a "downed" Space Shuttle in a Mode VII contingency simulation led by Don Hammel, NASA Landing and Recovery Director. KSC Fire/Rescue and Emergency Medical workers, along with Johnson Space Center and Patrick Air Force Base personnel, participated in the drill. Mode simulations are held periodically at KSC to ensure contingency response forces are well prepared to respond to a wide variety of potential emergency situations. s.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Operations & Checkout Facility to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiters payload bay. Crew members taking part in the TCDT are, from left to right front to back, Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Boris V. Morukov and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall

Firemen wearing breathing apparatus rescuing actors during a disaster control drill, near Poing, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

U.S. Air Force members and civilians participate during a Major Accident Response Exercise, Mar. 30, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. MAREs demonstrate JBSAs Disaster Response Forces ability to assess and respond to an aircraft mishap. The 502nd Air Base Wing worked alongside the Schertz Fire Department, 12th Flying Training Wing and the 59th Medical Wing validate the necessary support during a simulated accident.

Public Affairs - Rescue - 26-HK-418-56. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-55. Hurricane Katrina

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-78. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 140th Chemical Company, California National Guard, conduct mass casualty decontamination operations at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) assist patients during a mass casualty drill while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 19, 2024. George Washington is conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission critical operations. Navy

990204-M-8752R-003. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

While performing ice breaking duties near Detroit, Mich., crew of the Coast Cutter BRISTOL BAY spotted an injured and apparently abandoned dog on an ice flow. Two crew members were dispatched to rescue the distressed dog. The canine was taken aboard where crew cared for him and his numerous injuries. He was aptly named Lucky by crew members and later transferred to local authorities when the cutter returned to port. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection, Ob ID# 202230, "A Lucky rescue," J.C. Jim Smith, watercolor, 15.8 x 18.5

Army Reserve soldiers from the 307th Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Company and the 491st Medical Company Area Support from Bell, CA, conduct mass decontamination and patient triage training during Guardian Response 2022 at Muscatatuk Urban Training Center, IN on April 28, 2022. Guardian Response is a homeland emergency response exercise that validates U.S. Army unit's ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the event of a CBRN catastrophe.

050206-N-6665R-101. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 3, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Alexis Fernandez, from Houston, demonstrates how to check a pulse during a tactical combat casualty care training aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) in the South China Sea on Aug. 3, 2022. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 12, 2022) - Emergency first responders triage and tend to mock wounded personnel at Naval Hospital Jacksonville during an active shooter training exercise onboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville on April 12. NH Jacksonville coordinates with the installation in support of emergency preparedness.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633d Medical Group retreat and cover during the paintball fight in the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. While returning fire to opponents, participants maneuver away from the area to a field hospital with their patient simulator in hand to perform necessary care.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633d Medical Group retreat and cover during the paintball fight in the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. While returning fire to opponents, participants maneuver away from the area to a field hospital with their patient simulator in hand to perform necessary care.

DF-ST-85-01401. State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, prepare to move a notional patient during the Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise at the NRG Station in Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent DUT exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Sunday Adeoye, a practical nursing specialist from the 399th Combat Support Hospital, treats patients as the wardmaster in the intensive care unit during Exercise Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2022. Conducted by the Medical Readiness and Training Command, Global Medic is an annual joint training exercise that provides opportunities for medical personnel to practice critical life saving techniques, in a controlled environment. This image was enhanced to emphasize the subject.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-69. Hurricane Katrina

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